Chapter 2: Deception of the head Sohma '
Kagura stormed out of the Sohma house in rage. "I Cant BELIEVE him! I give him my heart and
soul! And he shuts me down every time! Well, well see how much he loves me after i tell
Akito...that...that hes going out with Tohru... he'll be soo PO'd that he'll have to get that little miss
bright and shiny out of here and make her forget. EVERYTHING. Kyos mine..hes mine...mine..."
Kagura said to herself. She glared enviously at every couple she passed and stomped up to her
room, pushing past Hiro and Kisa as she slammed the door in the main Sohma house. Kagura
flopped down on her bed and screamed in to her pillow. She was tired of waiting for Kyo to finally
come to his senses about her. She was going to get her revenge on Tohru and when its all said and
done, Tohru will be so far gone, Kyo wont have any choice but to come to her. She sat up and
stared at the wall for a while before getting up and fixing her hair. She grinned at herself in the mirror
before opening the door and walking downstairs.
Kagura walked into the main hall and outside. She walked briskly to Akitos house and managed to
make her way past Hatori quick enough to make it into Akitos room without questioning.
"Um-umm--Ak-Akito?" Kagura said warily. She knew Akito all to well to just march up there and
strike up a conversation. Akito stood up and turned to face Kagura, who was waiting by the door.
"Ah.. Well, look whos here. I havent seen you in a long while. What can i do for you?" Akito said, a
bit calm. Kagura smile and stepped in to the light.
"Can i come closer? I need to tell you some things." Kagura asked politely.
"Yes. You really dont need to ask, you know." Akito said, sitting in a large poofy red chair.
"Um. well first off, Your looking REALLY well, Aki... Im glad" Kagura said smiling "Really? Hmm..
ill have to inform Hatori his crummy medicines are working for once. Now then. What are these
'things' you have to tell me?" Akito asked, in a skeptical tone.
"Well, ive just been to Shigures house... Did you know he and his editor were going out"
"Yes. Hes already asked for permission. I agreed for the time being, im in a generous mood lately."
akito relplied.
"Yes... but did you know about... Kyo and that Honda girl?" Kagura asked curiously, masking her
lie well. Akito jumped up from his chair and growled.
"No... i dont believe i do. Why dont you tell me. come sit down.
Shigures house( 2 days later)
Tohru grabbed her Jacket and walked outside. She began to walk down the driveway but was
stopped by Kyo, who was walking after her.
"Shigures making me help you shop today." Kyo said angrily. Tohru nodded and fell back a few
steps to walk next to Kyo. He glanced down at her and shook his head a little bit. "Whats for
dinner?" He asked loudly to get her attention.
"I dunno yet... whatdoya think people want?" She asked looking up at him curiously "Anything that
dosent involve leeks." Kyo said, shuddering at the thought. Tohru laughed and nodded, her pigtails
boucing up and down.
"Right, how bout... curry? No leeks at all." She said happily "Currys good. And Rice balls." Kyo
said, adding to the menu. Tohru nodded and wrote down a few more things on her list. "Anything
else?" Tohru asked, pointing her pen to the pad of paper.
"Nope.. Im good. " Kyo said, slowing his pace as he walked down the sidewalk. Tohru slowed
down a bit but soon came to a halt as she glared at someone a few blocks away. "Hey.. Isnt that
Akito?" Tohru asked pointing to a guy wearing all black and waiting by the shop enterance. Kyo
nodded and began to walk in front of her. The last time Tohru and Akito were within touching
distance of eachother, Akito beat her for absoultly no reason. Kyo glared again just to make sure it
was him and nodded. "Just be careful, who knows what he wants this time." he said as they
continued walking. Coming to the store, they got there just in time for Hatori to walk out of the store
with a couple of bags. He Smiled at Tohru and Kyo,but soon let it drop as he remembered the
reason he was with Akito. Kyo stopped in front of Akito and sighed.
"What can i do for you... Akito..." Kyo said sarcastically, holding back from upsetting him any
further. "I hear from a reliable source that you,Kyo, and our very own miss Honda are...how shall i
say it.. Seeing Eachother. You know that you cant date anyone out of relation with us. Its
Forbidden" Akito said, glaring at Tohru "Ok, one.. Where the HELL did you hear that Me an Tohru
were goin out! Cause it aint true. And TWO.. What the hell does it matter if i do "See" someone
from out of the family. Its a hell of a lot better than what we got now." Kyo said, getting right in
Akitos face. "And whats HE doing here?" Kyo asked refering to Hatori who was standing next to
Akito with a dismaying look. "HE" Akito said "Is going to wipe out every memory of you and this
family from Tohrus mind. She knows too much and has gotten too involved to be a person in on our
secret. We cant trust her. even if she is valuble" Akito said, mentioning the last part under his
breath. "To hell he his. Tohru.. Go get your things, ill finish up here." Kyo commanded and handed
her his wallet. Tohru walked past Hatori and nodded as he whispered that he was sorry. Tohru
took all the time she could spare to take in the store, picking through every single item she needed
carefully to find the "Perfect" one for the dinner. Finally when she had nothing left to pick through,
she paid and walked out, where Kyo was still arguing, rather forcively with Akito. Hatori was still
by the door, but he was now sitting on the bench and flipping through a storeside tabloid. "Ah,
Tohru. Im going to be back for you.. in... oh say, 3 days. By then, Hatori will be mentally and
physically prepared for your 'treatment'... along with every Sohma who ever knew you. You will be
completely erased from this family and living in that god forsaken tent of yours. AWAY...from the
Sohma houses. Now then. Kyo, Tohru... Comeon Hatori" He said snatching the tabloid out of his
hand. Hatori rolled his eyes and sighed. He got up and nodded apolegettically to them both. Kyo
and Tohru stood there for a few minutes dumbfounded. Then, silently, Tohru turned around and
walked past Kyo with a few tears in her eyes. Kyo watched her walk away and soon after followed
her. Not much was said untill they got back to the house.
Tohru stood at the Kitchen counter and forcively chopped up a few things to put in the curry.
"Stupid Akito... such a moron... Just outright deciding that everyone i know gets a brain drain.
Moron... 'ooohhh im the head of the familyy...FEAR ME. Rawr...'psshhtt. Dork" Tohru thought as
she left rather larger chunks in the cutting board. Shigure walked into the room and stared at her
with an odd expression.
"Ohh... What did the cutting board ever do to you!" He said sarcastically. Tohru spun around and
waved the knife at him. "dont be so happy Shigure." Tohru said angrily as she went back to her
maiming of the veggies. Shigures eyes grew wide as he dodged bits of carrots that began to fly from
the knife. "What...excatly happened! Tohru?" Shigure said taking the knife from her. She turned
around and allowed Shigure to see that her eyes were red and her cheeks were stained with streaks
from past tears. "Akito... for some reason or another that only God knows why... is erasing mine
and every Sohma who ever knew me memories. Akito said that Kyo and i were dating... but we
arent! I swear! And i have know idea why its going to happen." Tohru said, grabbing the knife back
and continuing to chop things. Kyo thudded down the stairs and plopped down on the couch. While
Yuki slightly stomped and too sat down on the couch, not bothering to start something with Kyo.
"Oh.. wow..." Shigure replied sadly. He looked at Tohru and sighed, turning to go back to his
office.
Dinner was a quiet one. Nobody talked much unless it was something like ' can you pass the salt' or
' im going out after this'. But soon the silence was broken by Tohru guzzling down her tea and then
some because she bit a jalapeno peppercorn. She coughed a few times and to the fridge where she
inadvertedly drank straight from the carton, making everyone grin a bit. "uhhgghh...that was
extreeemmeelly hot. " She said, assuring everyone that she was fine now. Kyo nodded and sighed.
But then, growling he stood up and clenched his fists.
"Im gonna beat the crap outta that Akito... Stupid craphead thinkin that getting away with this is
alright. grrrrr" Kyo said flopping back down and shoving all of the curry in his mouth. He mumbled
something but nobody could understand him with a mouthfull of curry. Kyo crossed his arms and
grumbled as he slammed his head on the table and somehow went to sleep. Tohru watched him for
a few seconds with her chopsticks hanging out of her mouth. She shook her head and finished her
food, then went upstairs to her room.
she cranked up her stereo and flopped down on her bed as the music filled her ears.
"I wanted to be like you
I wanted everything
So I tried to be like you
And I got swept away
I didn't know that it was so cold
And you needed someone to show you the way
So I took your hand and we figured out
That when the time comes I'd take you away"
Tohru sighed and stared out the window and watched Kyo jump up to the roof and Yuki go to his
"Secret hideout". She rolled on her back and closed her eyes, letting the music imbed itself in her
head.
"If you want to I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares
I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me
Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares
All you wanted was somebody who cares
If you need me you know
I'll be there Oh, yeah"
Tohru began to nod off to sleep as voices from todays argument spun around and mixed with the
words and melodies of the music. She shoved her head under her pillow and screamed as loud as
she could, letting evrything she was angry at be absorbed in to the pokey feathers of the pillow that
she so loved pulling out.
"If you want to I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone"
The Second Day
Tohru woke up in a pretty good mood, but it soon changed after she recalled the incident from
yesterday. She sighed and walked out her door and downstairs, where the house was empty. She
heard talking in another room and slowly made her way to Shigures room, where Shigure, Kyo,
Yuki, and Hatori were talking.
"Ah... Tohru..good. Your up." Hatori said, his peircing grey eyes locking hers. "Your not here for
the brain wiping are you!" Tohru said crossing her arms and backing up a bit.
"Noo. Not at all. We have to talk to you, we think weve found a way that you dont have to get your
memory erased." Hatori said, sitting back down and smiling at Tohru. She nodded and sat down in
the chair Shigure had pulled up. Tohru began swiviling back and forth as she listened to Hatoris
pitch "You see, Akito is bent on getting your brains washed and is set on Tomorrow being the day
when i erase everyones memories of you. But the thing is, nobody wants to forget you, except for
Kagura. But I Talked to everyone else yesterday and they all agreed on this. When we all gather at
the Sohma main house tomorrow, were going to make it seem like im going to wipe them all clean,
beginning with a breif talk of what im going to do. Or so Akito would think. you see, im just going to
recap our plan. Im going to pretend like i wipe everyones memories clean, but im not at all. After
the "Brain washing" Everyone is going to go to bed and im going to take you and These putzes
home. Youll stay with them, but we'll set up your tent in a vacant area of Sohma land, where youll
go when Akito does a drop in. Meanwhile. Everyone will act like they dont know you when seen
with you around Akito. Or asked about by Akito. The person well have the hardest time with is
Momiji, whos with his Sohma family in Germany right now, am i correct. Ill call them and inform
them of the situation. He will merely say that he knows you from his papas work, that you play with
him sometimes. Otherwise, Life will go on like normal. Nothing drastic changes." Hatori finished and
Tohru stopped spinning "Genius...good. Im glad." Tohru said, looking at everyone nodding in
aggreement with the plan as she spun back and forth. Hatori smiled and nodded. He got up and
waited for everyone to get up with him. They all stood in sequence and shoved hands in pockets
and what not. "Right, so we'll meet at 9:30 in the morning tomorrow. Everyone will say their
'goodbyes' and youll give your respects to Akito. Then well go into the room where im going to
'wipe your minds'. The whole process will take about an hour. Ok?" Hatori said, ending the
conversation. He nodded and showed himself to the door. They stood there in silence for a while
comtemplating what had just happened. Shigure looked over at Tohru, who had a shocked but
gratifying look on her face, and then at Kyo, who was looking at Tohru with an indescribable grin
like thing on his face. Yuki had left, rather indifferent about the matter. "good going Kyo" Shigure
said softly to Kyo as he turned around and left the room. Tohru broke from her indirected gaze and
blinked "Huh? what did he mean by that?" She asked Kyo, just as he was about to leave. He turned
around slowly and put his hands on his head. "well... i kinda... talked Hatori into doing this. He was
going to go thorugh with the brainwashing in the beginning." Kyo said rather quick, so Tohru may
not have caught all of it. "You did! Oh..wow... THANK YOU!" Tohru said leaning her head on his
shoulder, which was the closest she could get without hugging him entirely. He put his hand on her
head and waited for her to move, not bothering to make her leave invoulentarily. "You know? Now,
im gonna do something for you." Tohru said, looking up at Kyo, who was staring at her with a
glazed look.
"huh? No,you really dont have to." He said waving his hands. "But i do! Id feel so bad if i didnt!
Soooo.. Here. If you prommiisseeeeee...uhhh... if you promise never to forget me...no matter what
happens, Ill promise to do my best to break your curse!" Tohru said, shoving a fist in the air with a
punch. Kyo looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Really?" he asked looking at her promisingly.
"YUP! I swear on...on my moms grave! And lemme tell ya, thats the best i got to swear on." She
said sounding exactly like Ryoko. Tohru looked up at him with a questionable look.
"Deal?" She asked imaptiently "uhh... ok, Deal." Kyo said , stretching out his hand to shake. Tohru
took it quickly and shook it twice, but didnt let go. She smiled at him and twirled his bracelet around
before Shigure began to walk into the room and she let go. Looking up from the mail, Shigure asked
what was for dinner, and to remember to put an extra plate at the table for their 'guest'. Tohru went
into the Kitchen and began pulling things out of the refrigerator to put into a stir-fry. She grabbed
some beef and celery along with some white rice, soy sauce, carrots, beans and leeks. Kyo walked
into the kitchen and hissed as he walked up to Tohru and pulled the leeks from the handful of items.
Tohru looked at him and sighed. "ok, no leeks. Sorry!" She said as she dumped the rest of the stuff
on the stove. She began to dice up the meat and vegetables as Kyo sighed and walked up next to
her. He pulled out a cutting board and began to cut up the leeks. Tohru looked at him a bit shocked
and he glanced down at her "But...-" Tohru said, beginning a sentence "Just.. be sure to put a lot of
Soy sauce in this time." Kyo grunted as he held his breaht against the pungent smell of leek. He
coughed a few times and growled when Yuki would make a sly comment, otheriwise the room was
rather silent. That was until a little rabbit decided to open his big mouth.
"WaH! Tohru! you cant forget us! i wont let youuu!" Momiji said, poofing from rabbit to human
rather quickly. He hopped from the garden outside to the window in the kitchen pouting profusely.
"Ah, Momiji, i wondered when youd be back. How was Germany?" Tohru asked, straying as far
from the topic as possible.
"Dont change the subjet Tohru! Akitos making all of us forget! He cant do that!" Momiji said
angrily.
"Obviously Hatori hasnt seen him yet." shigure said walking into the room after hearing the ruckus.
Shigure sat down next to Momiji and sighed. Momiji sat down in a fluster and stared at Kyo.
"Kyoo.. Do something! You cant let her forget us!" Momiji said, trying to keep his small attention
span on the same subject for an extended period of time. Kyo looked at him and then to Shigure
and back to Momiji.
"Shigure will explain. Wont you Shigure?" Kyo said crossing his arms stubbornly. A large hiss filled
the air as Tohru dumped copious ammounts of Soy into the wok. Yuki sighed as he got up and
helped Tohru set the table as Shigure began to state the problem in a nutshell. Commentary was
added in by everyone at some point in the discussion which they tried to avoid by any means. After
the grueling description was all said and done again, Tohru flopped down and passed the bowls and
chopsticks around. She sighed and began eating, closing her ears to the ever persistant coversation
of the mind erasing. Dinner that night was noist and Tohru would much rather listen to the silence
from the other night than now. When the meal was over, Tohru cleared the table and did the dishes
like usual and sulked up to her room. Yuki and Kyo were out somewhere and Shigure and Mii-San
were on a date. So, having the house to herself, She cranked the music on her radio and fell asleep.
She had akward dreams all night about getting gassed in a large room with Kyo, Yuki and a panda
bear. Then it switched over to something having to do with small fuzzy creatures gnawing her ankles.
The next day was the day that the erasing would go down. Tohru was worried that it wouldnt work,
that her memory really would get erased. She woke up groggy and trudged downstairs, taking
notice that it was raining and Kyo was in a crummy mood. She flopped down on the couch and
sighed, tilting her head back, she watched as Shigure, Kyo and Yuki wandered around the house
while Momiji ate breakfast. Shigure walked over to Tohru and knelt down. He smiled and began to
run through what was going to happen. After finishing up he stood and headed for the door. Tohru
folded her arms and sunk further into the couch. After everyone but Kyo had left the house, Tohru
looked around and stood up.
"Tohru!" Kyo said, stopping Tohru before she got a chance to run out the back door. She hung her
head and turned around.
"Running is a surefire way to get your memory erased. Everythings gonna be fine.C'mon." Kyo said
walking behind her and pushing her out the door.
Tharrsss chapter 2! Hope you enjoy it..Not much to say right now. but yea. Oh, for those of you
who switched from my Inuyasha story to this one, you have no idea how much it pained me to get
rid of his ears. I was so sad, but it had to happen, Sorry guys! Please dont hurt me! Anyways.
Chapter 3: Eraser smudges. up next!
Ja Ne!